Kerry Washington

Also known as Kerry Marisa Washington

Kerry Marisa Washington is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. She was included in Time's 100 list of most influential people in 2014, and Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress in 2018.

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Kerry Washington is an American actress who has achieved major recognition in the entertainment industry, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and earning multiple Golden Globe and Tony Award nominations. She was recognized as one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2014 and ranked as one of the highest-paid television actresses by Forbes in 2018.

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Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. She was included in Time's 100 list of most influential people in 2014, and Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress in 2018. Washington gained wide recognition for starring as…

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What Remains — Detective Elise Sutton2027
Animals — Abigail2026
Imperfect Women — Eleanor2026
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — Vera Draven, Esq.2025
Shadow Force — Kyrah2025
Netflix Tudum 2025 — Self2025
Escape Room2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors — Self2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest2025
The Six Triple Eight — Charity Adams2024

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Instance of: human
Given name: Marisa
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Spouse: Nnamdi Asomugha
Occupation: television producer
Educated at: Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Participant in: Ice Bucket Challenge
Official website: www.kerrywashington.com
Image: Kerry Washington TIFF 2025 (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 2

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name in native language: Kerry Marisa Washington
member of: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Commons category: Kerry Washington
date of birth: 1977-01-31
start of work period: 1994-00-00
social media followers: 5531882
writing language: English language

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Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. She was included in Time's 100 list of most influential people in 2014, and Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress in 2018.

Washington gained wide recognition for starring as crisis management expert Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series Scandal (2012–2018). For her role, she was twice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and once for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. She was further Emmy-nominated for her roles as Anita Hill in the HBO political film Confirmation (2016), and a troubled mother in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020).

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